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adjective
1.
pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
2.
having qualities traditionally ascribed to men, as strength and boldness.
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(of a woman) mannish.
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Masculines
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Origin:
1300–50; Middle English masculin < Latin masculīnus, equivalent to mascul(us) male (mās male + -culus -cule1) + -īnus -ine1
1300–50; Middle English masculin < Latin masculīnus, equivalent to mascul(us) male (mās male + -culus -cule1) + -īnus -ine1
Related forms
mas·cu·line·ly, adverb
mas·cu·lin·i·ty, mas·cu·line·ness, noun
hy·per·mas·cu·line, adjective
hy·per·mas·cu·line·ly, adverb
hy·per·mas·cu·line·ness, noun
EXPANDhy·per·mas·cu·lin·i·ty, noun
non·mas·cu·line, adjective
non·mas·cu·line·ly, adverb
non·mas·cu·line·ness, noun
non·mas·cu·lin·i·ty, noun
pseu·do·mas·cu·line, adjective
su·per·mas·cu·line, adjective
su·per·mas·cu·lin·i·ty, noun
ul·tra·mas·cu·line, adjective
un·mas·cu·line, adjective
un·mas·cu·line·ly, adverb
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Word Origin & History
masculine
late 14c., "belonging to the male sex," from O.Fr. masculin "of the male sex," from L. masculinus "male, of masculine gender," from masculus, dim. of mas (gen. maris) "male person, male," of unknown origin. Grammatical sense first recorded c.1380. Meaning "having the appropriate qualities of the male
EXPANDsex, manly, virile, powerful" is first attested 1629.
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Medical Dictionary
masculine mas·cu·line (mās'kyə-lĭn)
n.
Of or relating to men or boys; male.
Suggestive or characteristic of a man.
mas'cu·line·ness n.
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